Techniques in Order of Appearance |
Opening Salutation – 12:00
Facing 12:00, start at attention stance but with knees bent and hands
chambered. Perform a simultaneous left outward block continuing the circle to
re-chamber along with a left outside crescent kick, landing in a horse stance.
Repeat on the right side landing in a wider horse stance. (Note: the leg
movements mimic that of a student wearing traditional hakama pants to get the
pants out of the way.) To finish the salutation, bring the left foot back to
the right into a regular attention stance while the hands rise and then make
outward circles, landing at your sides as your feet come together. You should
still be facing 12:00.
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Flowing Hands (Falcons of Force) – 12:00
(Side Shoulder Grabs)
This technique starts with two people grabbing your shoulders from the sides,
but not extremely close to you. Deal with the right person first by
counter-grabbing/checking his hand on your shoulder with your left hand as you
step to about 2:00 with a right handsword to his throat. Turn your attention to
your left attacker by immediately whipping your right hand to whip his eye with
your forefinger as you start stepping with your right foot to about 10:30. As
you settle into a deep right forward bow, strike his neck with your left hand.
Turn your attention back to the right attacker by stepping back with your left
foot into a deep rear cross stance and untwist into a right neutral bow as you
execute a downward-angled right inner block to clear the left attacker from
you. You should now be facing 4:30. |
Scoop/Front Chicken Kick Transition – 4:30
From your right neutral bow, lean back onto your left leg as you execute a
right scoop kick and then a front chicken kick (i.e., jump in the air and front
kick with your left foot before placing the right foot down). Land facing 4:30
in a left neutral bow with your hands executing simultaneous left inner block
and right extended outer block (the opening hand position of Flashing
Mace—which is the first sub-technique within The Ram and The Eagle—where you
hyper-extend the opponent’s elbow by striking his arm with both blocks at
once).
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Whirling Blades (The Ram and the Eagle) – 4:30
and 10:30
(Front and Rear Punches)
Starting from the above
opening strike of Flashing Mace, follow through by c-stepping to a right
fighting horse stance as you right hammer-fist the opponent’s face, glancing
through, and continuing a counter-clockwise spin, resulting in a left handsword
to the opponent’s side and a high right-hand check. You should now be facing
10:30, at the second attacker. Start the Ram and the Eagle transition to Five
Swords by executing a right inner block and a simultaneous right front kick to
his midsection. As you land forward from your kick into a right neutral bow and
settle your weight, execute a right handsword to the opponent’s neck (first
strike in Five Swords). However, in Mass Attacks, Five Swords is done in the
Tracy style, which means that this chop and the subsequent strikes are done
more along the vertical plane. So, the chop should come down more than across
and your wrist should be bent. Next, shift through a forward or front twist
stance down to a close kneel stance as you deliver a left downward handsword to
his neck. Rise and pivot back to your neutral as you strike his face with a
rising elbow followed by a downward palm-heel claw to the face. |
Thrusting Heel (No regular Parker equivalent) –
7:30 and 1:30
(Flank Attacks)
Your next attacker comes at you from
7:30, so turn counter-clockwise to face him while executing a right inward
block and a simultaneous right front kick. In this technique, though, the
attacker grabs your leg so retract it and then thrust forward again. As you are
landing forward turn immediately behind you (1:30) so that you are in a left
forward bow and execute a left downward block (against the second opponent’s
right front kick). As he follows the kick up with a right roundhouse punch, you
counter with three simultaneous moves. Your left hand circles counter-clockwise
from its downward block to an outward block; your right hand delivers a
straight punch; and your right front-kick him. |
Crossing Hammers (Shield and Sword) – 9:00
(Left Step-Through Punch)
Land from the above right
front kick into a right neutral bow with your left hand out in an extended
outward block and your right hand cocked high. Pivot towards 9:00 to face your
attacker (whose punch you just blocked) and execute a right downward backfist
to the bridge of his nose as you settle into a forward bow. Pivot to a neutral
bow as you execute a left horizontal chop. Pivot back into a forward bow as you
punch with a straight right through his ribs. |
Two-Man Swinging Gate (Twin Kimono) – 9:00 and 3:00
(Front Grab and Rear Attacker)
From your above forward
bow with your right hand out in punching position, you are now grabbed with two
hands at the collar. Pin the attacker’s hands by placing your left hand across
your chest. Step back to 6:00 into a right neutral bow as you upper block his
arms, hyper-extending his elbows. Pivot your left foot to 1:00 as you right
back-fist your first attacker’s mid-section hitting through him. Pivot your
left foot one more time to 10:00 so that you are in a neutral now facing 3:00
as you right inner block on a downward diagonal to clear and/or check your
opponent. Finish your first opponent with a right handsword to his neck (toward
6:00) while simultaneously handling your second opponent by right front-kicking
him while your right hand comes up to check. |
Attack from the Temple B – 3:00
(Front Grab)
As you land forward from the above right front kick, land with a vertical
forearm strike to the opponent. For greatest effect, the lower part of your
forearm and elbow should hit the opponent’s midsection a fraction of a second
first so that your backfist (at the top of your vertical forearm) strikes his
face harder because he will be bending forward. Finish him off by rotating your
left leg counter-clockwise into a horse stance facing 9:00 and right hammerfist
his groin (inserting a minor right elbow to his midsection if desired). Relax
both hands to finish the technique and segue to the next. |
Sweeping Branches (Snakes of Wisdom) – 9:00
(Flank Shoulder Grabs)
Step with your right foot to 3:00 into a left forward bow as you reach with
both hands behind you, clawing your opponents’ faces. Continue through the
claws and circle under their shoulders, anchoring your arms to your sides.
C-step forward into a right forward bow, pulling your attackers with you. As
you settle (and they are still off-balance), backfist both of them in the
midsection and immediately drop to a deep close kneel stance, reaching forward
with two shapes of the crane hands to grab their ankles. Step up and back to a
left forward bow, pulling their legs out from under them. Segue to the next
technique by bringing your left foot back and to the left into a horse stance,
still facing 9:00, as your hands make a small circle, finishing up extended out
on both sides.
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Knee Sweep (Courting the Tiger) – 9:00
(Side Wrist Grabs, Pulling You)
Circle your hands and counter-grab their hands. Step with your right foot
behind your left and drop as you pull your arms down and in. This should have
the effect of combing your force with your left attacker’s to pull your right
attacker in towards you and off-balance. Execute a right side thrust kick to
your right attacker’s knee. Then (without touching the ground, step to the
left, crossing in front of your right foot. As you plant down, strike your
right opponent’s closer thigh with your left knee. The strike should be angled
to the right instead of just straight because the intent is to move his front
leg out of the way so you can strike his back leg with your next strike. So,
with your left knee still up in the air from the knee strike, execute a left
side thrust kick to the second opponent’s back leg’s knee. Without landing,
retract your knee and rotate clockwise to face 12:00 and settle into horse
stance with your hands extended out to your sides (the same as the starting
point of this technique, except you are now facing 12:00).
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Kung Fu Wrist – 12:00
(Side Wrist Grabs, Pulling You)
This is similar to the above, except that crossing behind, you’ll be crossing
forward, and instead of side thrust kicking, you’ll be front kicking. So,
facing 12:00 in a horse stance with your arms straight out at your sides,
circle your hands to counter-grab the attackers’ hands. Cross with your left
foot to the right, in front of your right foot and right front kick the right
attacker. Without landing forward, step with your right foot in front of your
left, landing to the left of your left foot. Execute a left front kick to the
left attacker. |
Stone Warrior – 12:00
(Side Attacks)
From the above left kick, land forward and rotate your upper body clockwise 90
degrees so that you are in a horse stance facing 12:00. Also, as you are
landing, raise both hands to your sides, executing two inner blocks to your
sides (not to your front). Follow through with two upper cuts to your sides, to
your opponents’ heads. Pivot clockwise into a low right forward bow facing 3:00
as you left palm heel your right attacker’s chest and right palm claw behind
you to your left attacker’s groin. Pivot 180 degrees counter clockwise (into a
low left forward bow) to right palm heel your left attacker’s chest and right
palm claw behind you to your right attacker’s groin. |
Closing Salutation – 12:00
From the above left forward bow facing 9:00, bring your left hand from
behind you all the way in front to meet your right hand, placing both hands
back-to-back. Straighten up and rotate clockwise to face 12:00 again in a horse
stance as your hands move up the plane directly above your head. Your hands
should reach the vertical as you reach your horse. Without slowing down, start
moving your left leg to your right as your hands start circling (falling) from
the vertical to your sides. Your hands should slap your sides at the exact
moment that your left leg meets your right leg. You are now in an attention
stance facing 12:00. Give a slight bow to finish. |